Printing of the thesis prior to the defence

Your thesis shall be publicly available a minimum of two weeks before the defence. The thesis shall be printed by the University Print Centre. Contact the print centre at an early stage to plan the time for printing and receive support in making the manuscript ready.

The faculty pays for the printing of 40 copies. You will be sent a requisition form for printing by the PhD executive officer in your unit. If you would like more copies, you must cover the cost of this yourself.

Press release

The press release should present your research results (news) and their importance to the general public (social relevance) in a popular science format. Think of the press release as an introductory sales text that will persuade journalists to contact you in order for you to be able to communicate your research through the media. The press release shall be in Norwegian and follow the faculty’s template.

Tips for a good press release:

Heading ‒ create a short but arresting title to capture interest

The most important thing first ‒ begin with the conclusion ‒ what have you discovered?

You should write the press release yourself, but we recommend you to get help in streamlining the message. The faculty takes care of distribution to the press.

Abstract

All doctoral theses should include a short abstract. The abstract should be placed in the thesis, after the table of contents and foreword. The abstract must be written in English. There are otherwise no formal requirements with respect to the format of the abstract

The abstract can be included on the back of the printed thesis upon prior agreement with Unipub.

Personal details form and photography

The personal details form and a colour portrait photo for use on the Internet must be sent to the PhD executive officer a minimum of three weeks before the defence. The picture must be in a high resolution format – preferably 300 DPI. The file size should be a minimum of 2 MB. The photographer must be credited.